7.23.2013

Where I'm frolicking lately--weekends in Dallas

I love Dallas. Here's a list of places I went to and things I did for the first time last weekend. Also Known As. where I frolicked about lalalalalalalallalalala



Oh, honey. Ohhhhhh, honey. I enjoyed a cocktail, appetizer, main dish, side dish AND desert. Could you say I got a full Porch experience? Absolutely yes. Was it enough? Absolutely not. I cannot wait to go back. Not only was the food SPOT FREAKING ON, but the service was truly genuine and wonderful. The server for my table of 5 was attentive, funny and knowledgable. And passionate. You can tell he loved his job, loved working there, and believed in the food.

The five of us ordered the calamari starter because it's supposed to be the best in Dallas. Now, I've been to Madrid, and have eaten fresh Calamari by the oceans of Santander (flips hair with stuck up nose in air, takes on a British accent) so I consider myself to have a well-pallated taste in the calamari arts and sciences.
OH HONEY. 
The calamari at The Porch was truly uncanny. Order it. I also had the crab cake salad (to die), garlic bread (couldn't breathe, so good), bites of bread pudding (holy hotcakes it was good), and the berry panna cotta (cried tears of joy like a mother does after she sees her child for the first time).




I am literally obsessed with myself after getting my hair done here. Don't you love that feeling? Walk in feeling like a troll, walk out with as much confidence as Miley Cyrus with 90s boy band hair in a leotard.

Me waking up every day with roots, before Avalon Salon:

Me walking out of the salon:

If you want to know details about my great experience here, tweet yo' gurr.


I. Had. So. Much. Fun. Here. I ordered the "huge slice" of veggie pizza with a nice, tall cider. Fun staff and cool regulars. AND GOOD MUSIC. #Thirdeyeblind #90sgrunge. It's exactly the atmosphere, personality and raw "We don't give a shit" vibes that everyone wants from their favorite hole-in-the-wall pizza place. If you've ever been to Cafe Rio in Ruidoso, New Mexico, it's very similar in style and menu. 

Word on the (Deep Ellum) street is that they have a $5 pizza & beer deal there on Mondays. #ExtendingTheWeekend


Aaaaahhhhhh. I want to come here and just read a book (aka bring a book, and get distracted blogging). It's fun to look through all the exhibits but there is a large sitting/eating area where you could literally just go and *enjoy*. There were people reading, studying, catching up with friends and just overall having a pleasant Sunday. 

My favorite parts:
  • Wendy & Emery Reeves collections and apartment replica. The apartment used to be Coco Chanel's, then she gave it to The Reeves. This replica of the apartment includes their collections and it's stunning. 
  • The DMA cafe. What's my favorite part of a museum you ask? THA FOOD!!! ha. Okay, but really, the food there is no joke. I had a fresh salad with a wonderful quiche. They also had delicious fancy soup and sandwiches. Said the person I was with, "The chef meticulously put together this sandwich as if it was a piece of art itself." 
  • Dallas history exhibit. It covers JFK, which was awesome, but my favorite part was a huge room that goes into the history about each district in Dallas. Learned so much and LOVED it. 
I should mention that the Visual Communications class I took this spring prepared me immensely for this museum trip.

I love being a Dallas noob. Follow me on instagram to stay uPdAtEd ~!~~~~~~

7.19.2013

Weekend Warrior Cliche, etc

weekend warrior


Being young, single, spontaneous and alive and free in a big, strange city makes me get all riled up. I love Dallas. Every weekend I try to go somewhere I've never gone and do something I've never done. I'm in the process of compiling a Dallas bucket list with full intentions to put any and all kinds of normal and or abnormal adventures on it.

Things I've tried in Dallas this summer that I've never done before:

  • Psycho Gym. Holy shit they weren't kidding.
  • Swam in apartment pool at 3 AM.
  • Eat at Studio Movie Grill. I saw Man of Steel there. Loved the movie theatre, loved the movie. 
  • Frolic on a roof in downtown Dallas on a bright and happy Sunday.
  • There was a pool on the roof. #ThingsYouDon'tSeeInLubbockTX
  • Drink the famous Pearl Cup Latte. And yum. 
  • Taste the famous Yutaka sushi in uptown. Conichiwa, I'm yours forever, Yutaka.
  • Go to church twice a week. NOTHING BETTER THAN FINDING A SOLID CHURCH.
  • Help design a customized men's dress shirt. Rye 51 in uptown where the dapper dudes chillax apparently.

now go do something you've never done before. 

7.14.2013

Trend to try: the extreme gladiator flat


mad for glad
Stuart Weitzman / Schutz shoes / MICHAEL Michael Kors flat shoes / GUESS black flat / ASOS leather shoes


Don't get mad. Get glad (iators). hehehehe sorry i had to. 

I personally love this totally out there trend. I mean, they're some pretty weird shoes. Not every girl is going to be prancing around in calf-high strappy flats. If you're brave enough to don the glads, keep a few things in mind:
  • Let this shoe be the focus accessory. Don't try to fit in a statement necklace or "arm party."
  • If you must wear them with jeans, make the jeans skinny and the gladiators shorter. 
  • Short shorts/dress? Long gladiators. 
  • Longer skirt? Short gladiators.
  • Don't wear with fitted skirts or dresses.
  • And for the love of italian leather, don't wear them with capris. Just don't ever wear capris.
I fully support your secret desire to wear the extreme long gladiators. 

7.10.2013

I have no idea how I did this: a hair post.

Disclaimer: this is not a hair blog.
BUT HAY THIS STYLE IS PRETTY B!TCHIN
How I did this style I think: 
  • Tease roots. Just a little. Don't get crazy.
  • Twist hair how you would roll a cinnamon bun (craving cinnamon buns now???), a little more to one side. Seen above is twisted to the low right (your other right).
  • Bobby pin the low bun loosely so it's messy-ish but still says, "I'M A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL IN THE WORKPLACE."
So those directions may or may not be on the lackluster side, but that's literally about all I did (I think).

If you would like more information, or a better "how to" hair tutorial on this style, then please kindly take your questions to Ihaveno Clue at isuckathair.com 

InstaLately

Green Matcha Latte. Nails, Essie "first time." Shirt, F21. Ring, Mango.

Sequin shirt, Neiman Marcus. (AKA Buffalo Exchange, but Neimans sounds cooler)

7.03.2013

Feelin' fierce on the fourth

the 4rth


Alexander McQueen / Stuart Weitzman / Marc by Marc Jacobs / Illesteva



If anyone needs to find me tomorrow just look for the girl with 98 SPF sunscreen in one hand and a small-child sized margarita in the other, floppy hat involved.